A spokesperson for the DPRK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the United States of getting more "frenzied" in imposing the harshest ever sanctions.

A stern-faced broadcaster of Korean Central Television read the statement which condemned UN Security Council Resolution 2397 adopted unanimously Friday to restrict oil export to the country and demand repatriation of all DPRK citizens working abroad.

"We define this 'sanctions resolution' rigged up by the U.S. and its followers as a grave infringement upon the sovereignty of our Republic, as an act of war violating peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the region and categorically reject the 'resolution'," said the statement.

It reiterated the DPRK's nuclear weapons are intended for self-defensive deterrence in order "to put an end to the hostile policy and nuclear threats and blackmail of the U.S."

The new punitive measures included in the UN resolution will significantly cut short refined petroleum exports to Pyongyang, put a lid on its crude oil imports, ask UN member states to repatriate DPRK nationals earning incomes abroad black vans old skool , and crack down on ships illegally transferring oil to or smuggling banned items from the country.

Wu Haitao, charge d'affaires of China's permanent mission to the United Nations, said Friday's resolution reflects the unanimous position of the international community in opposing the DPRK's development of nuclear weapon and ballistic missile capabilities and in maintaining the international non-proliferation regime.

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GWANGJU, South Korea, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Gwangju Universiade concluded on Tuesday and the multi-sport event leaves behind some memorable figures, stories and legacy.

CHINESE BAREFOOT HEROINE

Chinese girl Zhang Yingying won two medals here out of 10 http://www.oldskoolvansuk.com/ ,000 meters and half marathon. What's touching for her story is not the medals, but how she won her bronze medal in the 10,000m. Zhang finished third on July 8 in 10,000m barefoot after her right-foot sneaker had been stepped off in the middle of the race. The 25-year-old held on to finish about 5,000 meters with one shoe on. The right foot was full of bloody blisters as she crossed the finish line.

The injury had not stopped her from participating the scheduled half marathon. Just four days later, Zhang captured the title of the half marathon with her right foot not healed yet.

Comparing the two medals vans old skool uk sale , Zhang values her bronze in the 10,000m even much more than the gold. ""The bronze out of 10,000m is the most important medal of my life. I don't think I'm afraid of any difficulty in the future,"" said Zhang. ""When the hard time comes, I think I can overcome it by recollecting my experience on the 10,000m track of Gwangju Universiade.""

CANCER-BATTLING HERO

Just six months after recovering from testicular cancer vans old skool uk , Thomas Van der Plaetsen successfully defended his decathlon title at the Universiade on July 9.

The Belgian athlete was diagnosed with cancer in October when a doping test revealed his unusually high level of HCG, a hormone indicative of the tumor. What perhaps distinguishes Van der Plaetsen from most other ailing athletes is that giving up was never an option. ""Obviously, I was very upset and very unhappy about it because it's something you never want to have in your life,"" the 24-year-old recalled his experience. ""But I had to go on. I was very shocked at first, but then I tried to just accept it."" [ Despite undergoing chemotherapy, even suffering from hair loss http://www.oldskoolvansuk.com/vans-toy-story-slip-on-buzz-light-year-white.html , Van der Plaetsen continued to train rigorously every day to break his own national record at the IAAF world indoor championships in 2014 with a score of 6,259 points. Last year, the athlete received the male Golden Spike Award, which is considered to be the highest honor awarded to Belgian athletes annually.

Fallon Forde, an athlete from the little-known Caribbean country of Barbados, who walked away this Universiade with his season-best time of 21.46 seconds in the 200-meter sprint on the stitched sneaker, which is offered from a friend.

The front part of his left shoe ripped down the middle during training with only five days remaining until his first appearance at the competition. Had it not been for his attache who managed to find a local seamstress to repair it quickly, Forde would have had to sit out his first Universiade, for which he made a grueling 24-hour flight.

But this kind of mishap was just the tip of the iceberg of the extra challenges Forde has encountered. Forde is from a family of six living on slender income. ""I come from a small country http://www.oldskoolvansuk.com/nintendo-sk8-hi-slim-console-gold-vans-online.html , so we don't have many sponsors,"" he said. ""The little assistance I receive is from schools. They help me with therapy, but that's about it.""

Forde's story has won him the SK Happiness Scholarship, which totals at 50 million won (44,000 US dollars).

The 25-year-old switched over to sprinting from basketball at the ripe age of 19. When asked how he felt in his worn shoes, Forde said he barely noticed a difference.